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Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks

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The project is dedicated towards fostering more sustainable governance and more effective decision making in global transboundary international waters management. The objective of the 3 year project is that the identification, collection, adaptation and replication of beneficial practices and lessons learned will be shared with the GEF IW portfolio. The project aims to foster dialogue between individuals and organizations engaged in the governance of international waters. It will build on South-South learning experiences to be sustained in part by a South-South Peer Review Group.
GEF ID: 3340
Project Description:

The objective of this project is to strengthen international cooperation and enhance the development of regional international waters (IW) governance frameworks with a view towards increasing the social, economic and environmental benefits of GEF International Waters projects globally. Through adaptive management decision-making methodologies and collaboration with local experts and practitioners, the project will develop, promote and deliver innovative and targeted experiential learning tools for transboundary water governance. A central output of the project is the development and delivery of management tools by local experts to enhance livelihoods and ensure continous replication.

Background
Currently some 2.4 billion people throughout the world do not have access to adequate sanitation. As a result, an estimated 2.3 billion people suffer from water borne diseases. Eighty percent of illnesses are transmitted by contaminated water, yet ninety percent of the wastewater discharged to waterways in developing countries goes untreated.

In response to the emerging global crisis in water scarcity and diminution in water quality, there has been a global water agenda since at least the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, which famously acknowledged the importance of protecting and improving the human environment. Combinations of governments, experts and nongovernmental organizations have joined to raise international attention and priority to the issues and to commit themselves to addressing the most acute problems. This has resulted in various ministerial declarations proclaiming water as a “security” issue while acknowledging that water scarcity contributes to poverty and water supply to its reduction.
Project Website URL: http://governance-iwlearn.org
Region: Global
Project Contacts:
  • Boris Graizbord
    , Mexico; Comision Nacional Del Agua,
  • Dr. Andrew Hudson
    Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility
  • Mr. Richard Paisley
    Project Director, The University of British Columbia - Institute of Asian Research,
  • Mr. Glen Hearns
    Research Director, University of British Columbia; Institute for Resources & Environment,
  • Bo Bricklemyer
    , Aquatic Resource Conservation Group (ARC),
  • Ms. Susan Bazilli
    Project Manager, University of British Columbia; Institute for Resources & Environment,
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Project Documents:
Governance final workshop in stockholm - May 2011
General Information:
Project Type Medium Sized Project
Project Status Under Implementation
Start Date
Jan 29, 2008 07:00 AM
End Date
Jul 01, 2011 07:00 AM
 
GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme EA - International Waters Enabling Activities
Focal Area International Waters
GEF Allocation to project 1.00M US$
Total Cost of the project: 2.21M US$
IP Rating: Satisfactory
DO Rating: Satisfactory
 
Partners:
Lead Implementing Agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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